Construction work on a new seawall which will protect homes along
the coast of Breaker Bay is officially
underway.
Work started on the seawall in midJanuary along a section of Breaker
Bay Rd, to help protect the road,
footpath and nearby properties from

damage in the event of large swells
or a storm.
President of the Breaker Bay Moa
Point Progressive Association, Lester Goodfellow, said the association
started lobbying the Wellington
City Council for work to be done on
the seawall following the June 2013
storm in Wellington.
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President of the Breaker Bay Moa Point Progressive Association, Lester Goodfellow,
said he was pleased the council had begun work on a new seawall for the coastal
community of Breaker Bay.

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“We had a really big storm
in 2013 which created a lot of
damage and there were a lot of
people who were quite fearful.”
Lester, who has lived in
Breaker Bay for 15 years, said
the storm spilled water, gravel,
rocks and debris up on to the
road making it virtually unusable for cyclists, pedestrians
and motorists.
Since then, other large storms
and swells have also put homes
and road users in danger.
Lester said while most people

who lived on the coast expected
a little bit of weather damage,
many residents were concerned
about the future of their homes
if another big storm was to hit.
The new rock seawall will
extend along the coast from 160
to 171 Breaker Bay Rd.
This section was identified by
the council as most vulnerable
because there was little natural
protection between the coast
and the road.
Planned work will involve
constructing a new rock seawall
and installing timber plant

boxes on the inland side of the
seawall.
The seawall will be constructed out of 2300 tonnes
of oversized rocks from the
Wiremu Rd Quarry at Mt
Taranaki and from Kiwi Point
Quarry in Wellington.
Lester said the council had
done a fantastic job in liaising
with the community throughout
the process.
“The consultation with us
has been great… we are really
pleased.
“They have liaised with us

all the way through and sent
information about what was
going to be done through to all
property owners.”
Lester said following the
completion of the seawall, there
were other erosion issues in the
community the council needed
to address.
Work on the seawall was
expected to be completed by
April.
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Local high school receives
“concerning” phone calls
Wellington High School was
one of several schools across
the country to receive calls of a
“concerning nature” last week.
Last Wednesday and Thursday it was reported that police
had been called out to several
schools across the country after threatening calls were
made.
Wellington High School, in
Mount Cook, was among those
schools to receive a phone call.
In a statement on its website,
Wellington High School said

“the threat was very quickly
ascertained as a hoax and no
evacuation was required”.
“We would like to reassure
all parents that we have worked
swiftly with the New Zealand
Police, the Ministry of Education and the Board of Trustees
during this afternoon’s hoax
threat to the school to ensure
that all students were safe.”
School resumed the following day as normal, the statement said.
Meanwhile, police said fol-

lowing the threatening calls,
officers attended each school
and worked with the schools
management team to decide
on the appropriate response.
Police said they believed
Thursday’s calls could be
linked to those received on
Wednesday.
In a statement released last
week, Police said initial inquiries indicated these calls
originated overseas and they
were now undertaking a number of lines of inquiries to

establish the exact origin of
the calls.
“We understand the fear and
concern that this will cause,
however we reiterate that so
far we have not established
any actual threat to any school.
“How a school responds to
these calls is a matter for the
schools management in conjunction with police. Schools
will respond differently according to their individual
circumstances and the information available to them.”

It is now even easier for locals to
get their hands on fresh fruit and
vegetables at affordable prices
thanks to a co-op running out of
St Aidan’s Church in Miramar
The Eastern Suburbs Fruit and
Vegetable Co-op gives residents
the opportunity to purchase
roughly eight kilograms of fresh
fruit and vegetables every week,
for just $10.
The initiative is partnership
between Regional Public Health
and Wesley Community Action,
who buy fruit and vegetables
wholesale.
On Tuesday mornings, a truck
delivers in-season fresh fruit and
vegetables to St Aidan’s Church
in Miramar, before it is sorted
and bagged by a group of eight
volunteers.
Households who are part of the
co-op can then pick up their food
on a Tuesday afternoon.
Eight of these co-ops currently
exist around the Wellington
region, however, this is the first
to be offered in Wellington city.
The model was successfully
piloted in Cannons Creek, in
Porirua, in 2014 and has since

been rolled out to other communities across the region.
Co-ordinator of Eastern Suburbs Fruit and Vegetable Co-op,
Bobbi Wilson, said the Miramar
based co-op was drawing strong
interest with more than 60 households joining since it started.
“Our members are really excited each week to see what
fresh fruit and vegetables they
have in their packs. We’ve been

really impressed by the quantity
and quality of the produce – all
for just $10.
“The fruit and vege co-op
ensure they get the best produce
possible by buying seasonally.
We get the best buys of the day.
“We've had mangoes, peaches,
kumara and the basics – apples,
potatoes, something green and
leafy, broccoli and carrots.”
Bobbi said families were also

given a recipe each week which
complimented the produce they
received.
 The Eastern Suburbs Fruit
and Vegetable Co-op running
out of Saint Aidan’s Miramar
take orders through the Community Op Shop on Miramar
Ave, from Tuesday to Saturday,
10am to 4pm. People can pay
the $10 in cash or by internet
banking.

Public transport
fares to stay put

The Greater Wellington Regional Council has announced
that public transport fares will not increase this year.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council has announced
public transport fares will not
increase over the next year.
Greater Wellington Regional
Council’s public transport portfolio leader Paul Swain, said low
inflation, low petrol prices and
healthy rail patronage all combined to make a fare increase
unnecessary this year.
“Public transport users will be
pleased to hear that this is now
the third year in a row that a fare
increase hasn’t been needed.
“The rail patronage figures

continue to be a great return on
the substantial investment that
we and the government have put
into Wellington’s rail network
over several years.
“We’re now planning to do
the same for bus services, with
a range of major improvements
planned over the next few years
to make bus travel more reliable,
convenient and enjoyable,” he
said.
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Wellington Zoofari
Over the next few months 2,000 students from low-decile schools across
the Wellington region will visit Wellington Zoo as part of The Warehouse
Wellington Zoofari. The Warehouse
Wellington Zoofari is a partnership
between Wellington Zoo and The
Warehouse, which began in 2013 with
the aim of making zoo learning more
accessible to as many children as possible. This year, Warehouse stores and
its customers have raised more than
$21,000 towards the programme.

Reinterpreting
a pop song
Wellington based artist Jhana Millers’
new project is turning a smash-hit
pop song into a multilingual anthem
for Wellington. Taking place in the
Performance Arcade – which is a
series of shipping containers along
the waterfront – Shine asks visitors to
record translations of the first verse
of popular Rihanna single Diamonds.
The translations of “Shine bright like a
diamond” will be re-recorded on site to
create new audio versions of the song.
Shine runs until Sunday, March 6.

CubaDupa
CubaDupa will take place this year on
March 19 and 20. The vibrant street
festival captures the creative spirit of
Cuba St and the Wellington community. Among things to watch out for at
this year’s event are the Moore Wilson’s
Street Food Festival and the CubaDupa
Bicycle Leisure Park. For more information, head to www.cubadupa.co.nz

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In the wake of the record-breaking
performances by the Royal Edinburgh
Military Tattoo last month, Wellington
City has been presented a ceremonial
broadsword. At the full meeting of the
Wellington City Council last week,
Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown,
presented a ceremonial Scottish Officer
broadsword bearing the Royal cipher,
which was given to Wellington City, on
the eve of Sunday’s final Royal Edinburgh
Tattoo performance at Westpac Stadium.

On Tuesday, students from
Berhampore School raised
their hands in awareness of
Rare Disease Day.
Rare Disease Day takes place

on the last day of February
around the world and is an
annual celebration and fundraiser for ‘rare gems’ in the
community.
People are encouraged to
raise awareness and money to

support those who suffer from
rare diseases.
Learning support co-ordinator at Berhampore School,
Justine Henderson, said this
was the first time the school
had celebrated Rare Disease

Te Papa secures rare
suffragette medal
A rare bravery medal awarded to New
Zealander Frances Parker has been
secured by Te Papa in an auction. The
Women’s Social and Political Union
Medal for Valour was awarded to the
suffrage activist for her courageous
role in the campaign for the right of
women to vote in Scotland. It was
successfully purchased by Te Papa for
approximately $40,000 from Auction
House Dix Noonan Web in London. Te
Papa is now working to transport the
medal to Wellington.

Children from Berhampore School
take part in a parade as part of
Rare Disease Day on Tuesday.

Day.
There were more than 7000
rare diseases and from this,
Justine said she could list 20
rare diseases which impacted
students from Berhampore
School.
“A parent suggested it and we
thought it was a great idea to
raise awareness with other lesser
known diseases.
“Most of the children brought a
coin along and they are wearing
jeans in support of children with
rare diseases – it is something
different for them to talk about.”
Justine said by wearing jeans,
the children were encouraged to
learn about how many rare diseases were caused by “genes”.
The whole school took part
in a parade to show off their
jeans, and placed money on a
coin trail.
Justine said students raised a
whopping $290, which would
be donated to a group which
supports Costello Syndrome.
 For more information head
to rarediseaseday.org.nz

School gala to raise money for evacuation steps
By Nikki Papatsoumas

Seatoun School students Charlie Rapson, Matthew Noble, Eve RoperCaldbeck, Bonnie May Hardy and Billie Nightingale with principal John
Western at the school’s newly installed tsunami evacuation steps.

The Seatoun School community
is fundraising for something a
little different at their biannual
gala which will take place next
weekend.
This year the school is hoping
to raise enough money to cover
the costs of the school’s newly installed tsunami evacuation steps.
The steps, which were completed a couple of weeks ago,
came with a price tag of $45,000.
Principal John Western said
the school was lucky enough to
receive a grant of $11,500 from
the Wellington City Council.
“The difference the board has
covered out of their reserves,”
John said. “However, these reserves are really important so we

need to have a successful gala so
we can replace those reserves.”
The steps, located at the back of
the school, lead up to a walking
path which runs along the ridgeline, overlooking the entrance into
Wellington Harbour.
John said the tsunami evacuation steps would be of great use to
not only the school, but the wider
Seatoun community, in the event
of an emergency.
“Hopefully we never need to
use them but knowing they are
there gives peace of mind to not
only the school but also the wider
community.”
He said gauging by popularity of
past galas, he was confident that
with the communities support,
the school would be able to raise
funds needed to cover the costs

of the stairs.
John said there was something
for everyone at next weekend’s
gala, including food, crafts, second hand books and toys, and as
games for children.
This year the silent auction
boasted a range of amazing
items and experiences, including
a Phoenix experience which included an afternoon with the team
prior to the game and a sketch of
the Beehive drawn and signed by
Prime Minister John Key.
Fair goers would also have the
chance to pose for photos with the
Bledisloe Cup.
 The Seatoun School Gala will
take place on Sunday, March 13
from 11am to 3pm at Seatoun
School, 59 Burnham St, Seatoun.

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By Nikki Papatsoumas

Locals will learn how to create
their own edible gardens in small
spaces at an upcoming workshop
in Kilbirnie.
The free ‘edible gardens – for pots
or small gardens’ workshop, is run
by the Sustainability Trust and will
take place at the Kilbirnie Lyall
Bay Community Centre on Friday,
March 18.
The workshop is being held in
conjunction with Wellington City
Council events, Neighbours Day
and Local Food Week, which will
both take place later this month.
Co-ordinator of the Kilbirnie
Lyall Bay Community Centre,

Rowena Bonne, said the goal of the
workshop was for people to plant
seeds, know how to look after them
and have fun.
It was also a good opportunity
for people to understand how to
be sustainable by growing their
own food.
“We’re hoping people who live
in flats in the eastern suburbs will
come along – beginners or experienced gardeners are welcome,”
she said.
Rowena said Michelle Whale, an
educator and gardener from Sustainability Trust, would be running
the workshop.
Those who attended would learn
how to plant and grow their own

edible gardens in small spaces and
would also learn about reducing
waste through composting and
worm farms.
They would also be given their
own planted salad, stir fry greens
and herb seeds in egg cartons to
re-pot at home.
As well as this, information would
also be available about upcoming
events as part of Neighbours Day
and Local Food Week.
 ‘Edible gardens – for pots or
small gardens’ will take place on
Friday, March 18 from midday to
1pm. The workshop is free. To register, contact Rowena or Beryl on
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Heroes programme a
success
Since launching Food Rescue Heroes in
November 2015, Kaibosh Food Rescue
has raised the funds to provide the
equivalent of 5,500 meals to Wellingtonians in need.
The Food Rescue Heroes supporters’
programme sees Kaibosh teaming up
with popular local businesses that offer
special deals to regular donors.
Kaibosh general manager Matt Dagger
said he was delighted with the interest in
the programme.
“Food Rescue Heroes is the perfect
chance for Kaibosh to partner with businesses we admire, while also rewarding
our supporters with deals that mean they
can enjoy our city even more.
“The backing of the Wellington community is key to Kaibosh’s success, and
we’re looking forward to welcoming
many more Food Rescue Heroes on to
the programme.”
Food Rescue Heroes were welcomed
into the programme with a delicious,

locally-sourced
welcome pack, put together by Peoples
Coffee, Wellington Chocolate Factory
and Ideal Cup – all businesses which
support Kaibosh’s vision of zero food
poverty and zero food waste, Matt said.
He said along with the welcome pack,
supporters received a range of deals from
well-loved Wellington establishments
like Six Barrel Soda, Flight Coffee, Logan Brown, The Ramen Shop and Fidel’s.
Wellington Chocolate Factory sales
manager, Mona Zo Rayo, said the business was proud to be part of Kaibosh’s
Food Rescue Heroes programme.
“We don’t create surplus chocolate,
so this is a different way that we can
contribute to Kaibosh’s work and provide
something a little special to their supporters,” she said.
 Kaibosh will be promoting Food
Rescue Heroes at Newtown Festival Fair
Day on Sunday, March 6.

Food and fun at
upcoming fair
By Nikki Papatsoumas

No Stone Unturned
Performance Artists Angela Kilford and
Elijah Winter are partnering with the
weavers of Te Roopu Raranga o Manaia
for their latest work, No Stone Unturned.
Based at the Performance Arcade, a
series of architecturally arranged shipping
containers on the waterfront, No Stone
Unturned is a collaboration between the

David Fiamatai and Lillie Illingworth play on Lyall Bay School’s senior playground
– which is set to undergo a much needed refurbishment.

artists, participants and the Manaia weavers. Audience members will be invited to
participate in guided walks through the
city. The walks, which are free and open
to a maximum of eight people at a time,
will be an opportunity to explore ecology
and diversity in the urban environment.
No Stone Unturned runs from March 3 to 6.

The Lyall Bay School community is
busy planning its popular “Food and
Fun Fair”, which will take place next
Friday.
Chair of the Friends of Lyall Bay
School, Amy Thorburn, said the school
held a “Food and Fun Fair” once every
two years.
She said the idea of the fair, which
was always held on a Friday evening,
was families would come along, have
dinner and participate in some of the
many activities on offer.
“It is focused around the food and
the fun activities for the kids, it is quite
exciting for the children to come out in
the evening and join in.
“Families can come down, get their
dinner up in the senior playground
and once they have had something to
eat, they can get up and take a walk
around, play some games and browse
the wonderful stalls we have.”
Amy said among the food on offer

at this year’s fair was Greek, Samoan,
Indian, Japanese and halal. She said
the food reflected the school’s diversity.
“A lot of the families from the school
are running the food stalls and that is
one of the lovely things about it.
“The families who are part of the
school community are sharing their
culture with the school and the wider
community.
“We encourage people to come down,
share in the school’s culture and support
our fantastic school. It really is a chance
to have some fun with the family.”
Amy said this year all money raised
would go towards the re-development
of the senior playground.
“The senior playground is extremely
tired and is in need of redevelopment.
The fair is our biggest earner of the
year and we started planning months
ago and working to get things ready.”
Lyall Bay School’s Food and Fun
Fair will take place on Friday, March
11 from 5pm to 7.30pm at Lyall Bay
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Bake sale for Fiji
Island Bay Presbyterian is holding a fundraising bake sale this
Sunday to raise funds for Fiji, following the devastation of
Cyclone Winston. Anyone who would like to contribute some
baking can bring a plate of goodies to the church, at 88 The
Parade, any time before midday on Sunday. The bake sale will
take place outside Island Bay Video on The Parade from midday.
All funds raised will go to Save the Children and their Fiji appeal.

Evans Bay Intermediate School students enjoying the high ropes at Adrenalin Forest in Porirua last month.

Students participate
in outdoor activities
ferry to Matiu Somes Island, hitting the high ropes at Adrenalin
Forest in Porirua and a trip to
Kaitoke Regional Park.
Marie said the weather was
perfect for the whole week meaning all activities could go ahead.
“The parent helpers we had
were fantastic. They did a great
job of accompanying every group
and helping to ensure that the
students were supervised and

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“Physical education coordinators Colin Thompson and Ed
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of things for the students to do
over the five days which gave
them a valuable time of learning.
“On returning to school the
students shared many stories of
the things they did. This will give
them a great deal to talk about for
a long time to come,” Marie said.

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Evans Bay Intermediate Students started the new school year
with a bang, spending a week
exploring some of the activities
Wellington has on offer.
Deputy Principal, Marie Okeby,
said both years 7 and 8 students
spent five days participating in
different outdoor activities last
month, as part of a biannual
programme run by the school.
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readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.

Q: What is your favourite fruit or vegetable?

Fiona Soffe
Kilbirnie
“My favourite fruit would
have to be mangoes and I
like all veggies.”

Joan Martin
Newtown

Sue Maifi
Newtown

Shaylee Biskowiak
Kilbirnie

Madh Raj
Kilbirnie

“My favourite fruit are
cherries and favourite
vegetable is kumara.”

“Probably an orange and I
like watercress.”

“Watermelon. It’s the goto fruit.”

“Mandarins, they are easy
on the go.”

Grant Beattie
Kilbirnie
“I love roast pumpkin.”

LETTERS to the editor

Sad to see festival “canned”
Dear Ed, It does seem sad
that Kilbirnie’s Bay Road festival
in March has been canned this
year (Cook Strait News, February 25). It gave the local shops
a chance to set up little stalls
outside their premises and offer
specials. It also gave groups
who use the community centre a
chance to demonstrate their skills
to local residents. Especially
sad, though, is that one year
(2015) someone decides to wrest
control of an annual fair from a
long-standing organiser, then
the following year has to admit
he can’t ‘handle the jandal’.
Why did he try to fix something
that ‘wasn't broke’? Last year I
went to both festival and fair and

both had their good points. This
year there is likely to be just one
generic fair which just happens
to be located at St Pats - but, so
what - St Pats is a brilliant venue
in itself. Recently the Island Bay
Festival took place and many
local residents along The Parade
put little trading tables at their
gates and entered into the spirit
of the occasion. Kilbirnie could
have done something similar.
Maybe the Kilbirnie Business
Network is something of a dysfunctional animal (my educated
guess) and this is the real reason
for the canning of this year’s Bay
Road event, three weeks ahead of
its scheduled celebration.
Christine Swift, Island Bay

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are
that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and
a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is
provided for publication. The editor reserves the right to abridge letters
or withhold unsuitable letters from publication. Send or fax them to the
address on page two, or email them to nikki@wsn.co.nz.

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Dear Ed, I recently biked the
length of Island Bay’s new cycleway.
I can honestly say it’s the first time
I’ve felt safe on a bike in Wellington.
Thanks to the cycleway I can now
confidently take my children out
riding without worrying about
whether they’ll be blown into a car
lane, blasted from the draft of a
bus or a truck, or have a car door
opened on them. The cycleway is a
great contribution to Wellington’s
reputation as a progressive and
innovative city – congratulations
to those councillors who have the
vision and guts to make this change
for the better. Give people time to
get used to the cycleway, make some
adjustments where they’re needed
and let’s get on with enjoying this
great new community asset.
Mark Lindsay
Island Bay

Working together
Dear Ed, Your headline
last week (February 25),
‘End of an era?’ was surely
premature. Between Martin
Wilson and the Kilbirnie
businessmen, a good concept
could be worked out. After
all, Mr Wilson is organising
a “World Food Day’ for Sun,
13 March this year at St
Pats. The Kilbirnie Festival
will never be as good as
the Newtown Festival but
still worthwhile. Last year it
came out that The Businessmen’s Association had not
even talked to Mr Wilson,
the organiser of all previous

Kilbirnie Festivals, prior to
starting to organise their
own plan. That was never
going to work well then. It
has not worked well this year
either. But next year can be
another try and between them
surely something good can be
achieved. If the association
will not talk to Mr Wilson
about next year, it would look
like they would rather let
the Bay Road version of the
festival fail than talk to Mr
Wilson. What’s behind that?
Sincerely,
Richard Keller
Lyall Bay

Stavros' Statues
Dear Ed, I'd like to say a
huge thank you to Stavros
for making all the wonderful gravity-defying stone
and wooden statues along
the south coast. They are a
pleasure to view and they delight me and my young fam-

ily when we see them. I am
amazed by your dedication to
remaking them - after storms,
human destruction and the
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Wellington

Thursday March 3, 2016

New food
laws in place
A new law for stores that sell food will
affect about 1800 businesses across the
capital.
Wellington City Council’s public health
manager, Helen Jones, said the Food Act
2014, which came into effect on Tuesday,
“aims to modernise and simplify food
safety procedures”.
“It will make it easier for businesses to
make sure their food is safe,” she said.
Helen said anyone who started a business that involved food had to follow the
new law.
This included anything from restaurants
to corner dairies, market stalls, craft brewers, food trucks or internet cake sellers.
Existing businesses also needed to make
changes under the new law although they
would have longer to do so, Helen said.
She said the new law was designed to

help businesses and consumers.
“It also offers businesses greater flexibility. People can sell food they have
made at home, for example, but must meet
the same food safety standards as other
businesses.
“By focusing on what’s most important
to food safety, the law will help ensure
safer food for consumers. At the same
time, keeping costs down for businesses
will also keep costs down for consumers,”
she said.
“The new law also introduces other
measures to help businesses keep time
and costs down. For example, those who
manage food safety well will need lessfrequent checks.”

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St Catherine’s College provides exceptional
education for girls in Year 9-13
2016 brings St Catherine’s College a
learning and school tone. Our academic
long awaited and well deserved new
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We are planning 2 Open Days in 2016, keep
an eye on our website for more information
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Thursday March 3, 2016

Mural in Miramar
Wellington Art club artist Phil Dickson
has been busy creating a design for a
mural for the north east wall of the Miramar community center.
Depicting an earlier Miramar scene the
mural is to be made up of 42 tiles and each
tile is to be painted by a different person
and locals are invited to help paint tiles or
just come to watch.
The individual mural tiles will be painted
next door at the Wellington Art Club 27

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Wellington College have won the McEvedy Shield for the 50th time. The annual
athletics meet, which pits students from
Wellington College, Rongotai College, St
Pat’s Town and St Pat’s Stream against
each other, took place at Newtown Park

on Tuesday. Wellington College won
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Junior scratch race World Champion,
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